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Saw that and I'd believe the NFL posting over SB Nation. That's why the Bears said they won't announce anything until contracts are signed. Agents will use this time to leverage bigger signing bonuses for their guys by pitting teams against one another. For some it's more about the money and for others it going where they have a better chance of making the team. Jax may offer Jones a better shot at making the roster.

Some of the UDFA are actually in a better spot than the late draft picks since they have a choice of who to sign with and can leverage a bigger bonus if they're in demand.

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I found the following article on the Orlando Sentinel (via the Trib's website). Apparently the source for the Jaguar signing came from the FSU twitter feed and was in error.

Former FSU LB and Winter Park Lake Howell High standout Christian Jones was expected to be selected in the 2014 NFL Draft.
But the draft came and went. Three days went by and Jones was not picked by a team, a surprising fall for a player that some analysts viewed as a potential fourth-round pick.
Jones will now try to make a pro team the hard way. He reportedly signed a deal with the Chicago Bears, according to ESPN's Adam Caplan.
FSU originally announced that he signed a contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on Saturday, but a report from Big Cat Country, a reputable publication that covers the Jacksonville Jaguars, stated that Jones opted to sign elsewhere.
Jones reportedly failed a drug tests at the NFL Scouting Combine.
Jones, a three-year starter at FSU, follows in his father’s footsteps. Willie Jones played football at FSU in the 1970s and played defensive end for the Oakland Raiders from 1979-81.
Jones (6-4, 235) was a standup linebacker for FSU as a sophomore and junior. He was productive – totaling 151 tackles – but did not always appear comfortable. The Seminoles moved him to defensive end this past season, where he thrived. He posted eight tackles for loss, a career high, and played a key role on the nation’s top-ranked scoring defense (12.1 ppg) and third-ranked total defense (281.4 ypg).

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Thanks chuckster. This time the NFL site was wrong. My guess is the failed drug test and the move from LB to DE cost him points although his scouting report has him as a WLB. Guess we'll see what the guy's got to offer. With all of the DE additions it makes me wonder if they may move Washington back to OLB too.

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This is becoming too much information. Hey, as far as I'm concerned what Soul and Ric do on their on time is none of my business.

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Hey leave me out of this. I have no idea of what Ric even posts. He's still on my ignore list because of all the Texans I know he is by far the most stubborn bullheaded one I've ever come across and for a Coloradan that's saying something. We've had more than our fair share of them moving here trying to buy up mountains and name them after themselves.

Life has become much simpler for me now that I no longer have to figure out where he gets some of his ideas and info from and what color the sky is over his part of Texas. All I know it that it must be a different color than here. We've disagreed about so many things that I was actually beginning to think about agreeing every once in a while just for the hell of it and then I thought......nah.

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